Pages

The
Application for the Organisation for Women in Science for Developing World
(OWSD) postgraduate fellowships is open.

Women
from Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (see list below) can apply
for a PhD programme or for an MSc converting to a PhD programme.

Grantees
can choose either a full-time three year fellowship option, where the research
is undertaken entirely at the host institute, or a sandwich option, where
applicants are registered as PhD students in their home country and spend a
minimum of six months at a host institute abroad.

Women
are particularly encouraged to consider the sandwich option, which allows them
to earn the PhD in their home country while accessing specialist researchers
and equipment at the host institute.

Eligibility

Open
to qualified women science graduates from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and
Least Developed Countries (see list below).

If
applicants are over 40 years of age, they should include a brief explanation of
why their research career has been delayed.

Host
institutions must be located in a developing country. This must be a different
country from the applicant's home country.

Applicants
must provide a preliminary acceptance letter from at least one host institute.

Students
from eligible countries already enrolled on a PhD programme in their home
country can apply for the sandwich option. This gives them access to expertise
and resources that might not be available at the home institute.

Applicants
already on site in the host country will not be considered eligible since this
implies that they have already secured sufficient funding for their studies.

The
applicant must be willing to return to her own country after completion of the
fellowship.

About Us

Development Synergy is dedicated to development learning and opportunities. The ultimate goal is to work as a synergy to promote learning and opportunities that will lead to personal and societal development. We are teaming up for good!
To share an opportunity or collaborate with us, email: devsynergyblog@gmail.com